A. Noor et al. [7] analyze a technique by combining the variational iteration method and the homotopy perturbation method which is called the variational homotopy perturbation method (VHPM) for solving higher dimensional initial boundary value problems. In this paper, we consider the VHPM to obtain exact solution to Gas Dynamics equation.

summary based on the results of the analysis of site effects, mostly those with shear wave velocity and the fundamental period chosen as the basis for classification. in revision of earthquake resistant design regulations for buildings, classification of lands should be subject to the field conditions, geological, geotechnical, geophysical, and laboratory tests.in this context, the average shea...

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) (OMIM #270550) was originally found among inhabitants of the Charlevoix-Saguenay region of Quebec (Bouchard et al., 1978). ARSACS patients in Quebec show uniform phenotypes characterized by early-onset spastic ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, retinal hypermyelination, hand or foot deformities, and normal mentality. In 2000, the SA...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardant chemicals that are now considered a new class of persistent organic pollutants. Over the past thirty years, the levels of PBDEs have been increasing rapidly in a variety of environmental compartments and in human tissues (Hites 2004). Presently, two of the three commercial mixtures of PBDEs (pentaBDE and octaBDE) are either banned from ...

Automated negotiation provides an important mechanism to reach agreements among distributed decision makers (Beer et al., 1999; Kraus et al., 1998; Lai et al., 2004; Rosenschein & Zlotkin, 1994). It has been extensively studied from the perspective of e-commerce (Guttman et al., 1998; He et al., 2003; Lopez-Carmona et al., 2006; Sierra, 2004), though it can be seen from a more general perspecti...

We praise the article by Mokhtari-Zaer et al. (2015) published in the Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine on the effects of saffron on smooth muscle activity (Mokhtari-Zaer et al., 2015). It was a well-designed and interesting study on the therapeutic properties of Crocus sativus which is a precious plant cultivated in our country. We do believe that along with all other medicinal effects, saffro...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status of lung cancer is important because it indicates induction of EGFR-TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) treatment. EGFR mutation has been reported to be strongly related with never-smoker, female, adenocarcinoma and Asians (Lynch et al., 2004; Paez et al., 2004; Pao et al., 2004). There is a striking difference in the frequency of EGFR mutation...

Massive landslides can generate significant tsunamis and endanger coastal communities, as shown by recent catastrophic events such the 2018 Palu Tsunami Sunda Strait (e.g., Heidarzadeh et al. 2018; Takabatake 2019). While a number of experimental studies have been conducted to investigate landslide generated tsunamis, most were performed using two dimensional (2D) wave flumes Fritz 2004; 2020)....

Nonlinear block-oriented systems, including the Hammerstein, Wiener and feedbacknonlinear systems have attracted considerable research interest both from the industrial and academic environments (Bai, 1998), (Greblicki, 1989), (Latawiec, 2004), (Latawiec et al., 2003), (Latawiec et al., 2004), (Pearson & Pottman, 2000). It is well known that orthonormal basis functions (OBF) (Bokor et al., 1999...

Presence of tumor cells in blood of patients with metastatic carcinomas has been associated with poor progression free and overall survival (Cohen et al., 2008; Cristofanilli et al., 2004; de Bono et al., 2008). Assessment of treatment targets on circulating tumor cells (CTC) before initiation of therapy may provide a means to guide therapy (Attard et al., 2009; de Bono et al., 2007; Hayes et a...